MPI Associate Director of Community Safety & Transit Operations (CTA)

Metropolitan Family Services • Chicago, IL

13h • $100,000 - $112,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) is seeking to fill a new full-time role of an Associate Director of Community Safety & Transit Operations, within its MPI center. MFS empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. The culture at Metropolitan Family Services is centered around COMMUNITY, both internally and through the services provided.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or significant experience working with high-risk, street-involved individuals, required.
• 4 + years of experience in Community Violence Intervention with increasing levels of responsibility, required.
• First hand knowledge of the community and knowledge of current street conflicts, required.
• Travel/Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.
• Demonstrated superior skills with families or communities.
• Demonstrated competence in consultation, teaching, and writing.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or training in crisis intervention, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and coordinates monthly meetings with Senior CPRU Field Managers and Crisis Response staff within the assigned unit.
• Develops and maintains contacts with community groups relating to program needs.
• Works collaboratively with community agencies, organizations, and institutions.
• Works collaboratively with other program supervisors in the unit to carry out unit goals and looks for other opportunities for program development.
• Works effectively with diverse staff and service population.
• Manages deployment strategy for assigned region staff.
• Manages documentation for assigned region.
• Participates in strategic planning and debriefing meetings.
• Provides recommendations based on deployment mission outcomes.
• Trains staff, interns, Metropolitan Peace Initiatives partners, and external partners on the MPA street outreach best practice model and curriculum.
• Tracks caseload numbers and participant outcome data and provides timely reports to Director of Community Safety & Transit Operation, as requested.
• Collaborates with Metropolitan Peace Initiatives and external partners to provide targeted support services to participants.
• Provides emergency support to Metropolitan Peace Initiatives partners and participants in crisis.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level